Family Friendly at bensons for beds
Launching on 1 October 2025, these new policies are designed to support working parents and families through some of life’s most important – and most challenging – moments. They follow valuable feedback from last year’s Great Place to Work survey, where colleagues shared what matters most to them.
What has chaged?
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26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave
- A first for the UK bed retail industry, putting Bensons on par with major FTSE 100 retailers such as M&S.
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Adoption leave now matches maternity leave
- offering 26 weeks full pay.
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Paternity leave doubled
- Increasing from two weeks to four weeks full pay.
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Flexible return-to-work benefit
- For mothers after maternity leave – 50% of contracted hours for two weeks at 100% pay.
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Enhanced support in difficult times
- Two weeks fully paid parental bereavement leave (previously statutory only)
- 12 weeks fully paid neonatal care leave
- Two weeks fully paid leave for pregnancy loss
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Gifts with purpose
Every new parent receives a gift from From Babies With Love, a charity that donates all profits to support vulnerable and abandoned children around the world.
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Carrie Westwell, Director of People at Bensons for Beds, said:
“We know our colleagues’ lives don’t stop at the end of the working day – and we want to be there for them through life’s big milestones.
These new family benefits have been shaped by our colleagues’ feedback and are designed to make a meaningful difference – whether that’s through enhanced maternity and paternity leave or extra support in more difficult circumstances. This is about putting people at the heart of our business, every single day.”